Bhopal disaster - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Bhopal disaster | Causes, Effects, Facts, & History | Britannica
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Bhopal disaster was a chemical leak that occurred on December 3, 1984, in the Indian city of Bhopal. It killed an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. At the time, it was the worst industrial accident in history.
Bhopal gas leak disaster of 1984 left a devastating toxic legacy, …
WEBNov 22, 2023 · Shortly after midnight on December 3, 1984, about 40 tons of deadly gas leaked out of a pesticide factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal. The highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) – used...
THE BHOPAL DISASTER: HOW IT HAPPENED - The New York Times
WEBJan 28, 1985 · The Bhopal gas leak that killed at least 2,000 people resulted from operating errors, design flaws, maintenance failures, training deficiencies and economy measures that endangered safety,...
The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review
WEBMay 10, 2005 · On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
Explosion kills thousands at pesticide plant In Bhopal, India - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · An explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, on December 3, 1984, leads to the worst industrial accident in history. Decades later, the official death toll remains...
The Bhopal Disaster: Thousands killed during the world's worst ...
WEBFour decades on from the world’s worst industrial disaster, we look back at what happened in Bhopal, India in 1984 and how the toxic after-effects are still being felt to this day.
The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster Is Still Unfolding
WEBJul 10, 2018 · On December 3, 1984, 40 tons of a toxic gas spewed from the factory and scorched the throats, eyes, and lives of thousands of people outside these walls. It was—still is—the world’s...
How the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in India has hurt multiple ... - NPR
WEBJun 16, 2023 · Nearly 39 years after a gas from a pesticide factory poisoned tens of thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new study finds that it also had health and economic impacts on men born a year...
Bhopal Disaster | Saving Earth | Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBBhopal disaster, chemical leak in 1984 in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India. At the time, it was called the worst industrial accident in history.